Advanced monitoring device for whole-process deformation curve of surrounding rock of tunnel excavation and implementation method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11236612-B2
Application number	US-201916398993-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2019
Priority date	Jul 12, 2018
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

An advanced monitoring device and an implementation method for a whole-process deformation curve of a surrounding rock during tunnel excavation is disclosed, comprising a steel pipe elastic body, a cathetometer structure and an embedded optical fiber, and an implementation step; the cathetometer is an equidistant series structure, and fixed in the steel pipe; the embedded optical fiber is encapsulated in the surface slot of the steel pipe; the cathetometer and the embedded optical fiber and the steel pipe form a deformation coordination structure, and the deformation of the surrounding rock can be deduced by calculating the variation of the cathetometer and the deformation of the optical fiber. The invention can test and calculate the deformation curve of the surrounding rock in front of the excavation face during tunnel excavation, and provide support for engineering dynamic design, construction and safety.

First claim

We claim:

1. An advanced monitoring device for deformation curve of a surrounding rock during tunnel excavation, comprising:
the surrounding rock ( 1 ),
an excavation tunnel ( 2 ) opened in the surrounding rock ( 1 ),
a drilling hole ( 3 ) provided in the surrounding rock ( 1 ) and connected to the excavation tunnel ( 2 ), and is disposed at one side with a drilling hole outer port sealing body ( 301 ),
a grouting pipe ( 302 ) and a steel pipe ( 4 ) disposed in the drilling hole ( 3 ), a steel pipe optical fiber slot ( 402 ) and a steel pipe embedded optical fiber entry hole ( 403 ) opened on the outer surface of the steel pipe ( 4 ), a steel pipe outer end sealing body ( 401 ) is provided at one end of the steel pipe ( 4 ), and a steel pipe inner plug ( 404 ) is provided at the other end of the steel pipe ( 4 ),
a steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) encapsulated in the steel pipe optical fiber slot ( 402 ), the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) is led out of both ends of the steel pipe ( 4 ),
at least one cathetometer ( 6 ) disposed in the steel pipe ( 4 ), the cathetometer ( 6 ) is connected in series by cathetometer optical fibers ( 601 ), and is fixed to the steel pipe inner plug ( 404 ) at the inner end of the steel pipe ( 4 ) by a cathetometer securing cable ( 7 ), and
a cathetometer pipet ( 602 ) connected to the cathetometer ( 6 ) and the cathetometer optical fiber ( 601 ) by the cathetometer securing cable ( 7 ).

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the drilling hole ( 3 ) is located in the top surrounding rock ( 1 ) in front of the excavation face of the excavation tunnel ( 2 ), in line with the direction of the tunnel ( 2 ) axis and at an angle to the tunnel ( 2 ) axis, the drilling hole ( 3 ) is drilled through a TBM observation hole or formed at other operable places.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the cathetometer ( 6 ) is fixed into the steel pipe ( 4 ) in a series structure formed at equidistant or variable distance through the cathetometer optical fiber ( 601 ), with both ends of the cathetometer optical fiber ( 601 ) is measurable for signal measurement.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) encapsulated inside the steel pipe optical fiber slot ( 402 ) enters the steel pipe ( 4 ) through the steel pipe embedded optical fiber entry hole ( 403 ) and is drawn out of the pipe for measurement.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) is encapsulated in the steel pipe of the optical fiber slot by epoxy resin or other bonding materials, and forms a deformation coordination body with the steel pipe ( 4 ).

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) and the steel pipe embedded optical fiber entry hole ( 403 ) can both be provided in multiples to meet length requirements on different measurement.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) is an FBG optical fiber.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) and the cathetometer optical fiber ( 601 ) can be drawn out of the drilling hole ( 3 ) through the drilling hole outer port sealing body ( 301 ) for measurement.

9. An implementation method for the advanced monitoring device for a whole-process deformation curve of the surrounding rock for tunnel excavation according to claim 1 , comprising the following steps:
Step 1: producing drilling hole(s) ( 3 ) at the top of the excavation section of the excavation tunnel ( 2 ) according to the measurement needs;
Step 2: making a steel pipe optical fiber slot ( 402 ) and a steel pipe embedded optical fiber entry hole ( 403 ) in corresponding positions of the steel pipe;
Step 3: connecting cathetometers ( 6 ) in series, and injecting a certain amount of solution into each cathetometer pipet ( 602 ) to conduct measurement; fixing the cathetometer ( 6 ) to the inner end of the steel pipe plug ( 404 ) through the cathetometer securing cable ( 7 ) and fixing the steel pipe inner end plug ( 404 ) to the inner end of the steel pipe ( 4 ); if there are a plurality of cathetometer ( 6 ) series structures, they can be arranged in the steel pipe ( 4 ) at equidistant or marginal distance, and leading the cathetometer ( 6 ) optical fiber out of the pipe;
Step 4: encapsulating the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) in the steel pipe optical fiber slot ( 402 ), and leading the two ends of the optical fiber out of the pipe;
Step 5: putting the steel pipe ( 4 ) into the drilling holes ( 3 ) separately, conducting weld to each segment, and connecting and arranging the cathetometer ( 6 ) according to the length and encapsulating the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ), and leading the cathetometer ( 6 ) optical fiber and the end of the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) through the steel pipe ( 4 ) and finally out of the pipe;
Step 6: fixing the steel pipe ( 4 ) after all the steel pipes ( 4 ) are placed in the drilling hole ( 3 ), leading the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ) out of the drilling hole ( 3 ), and sealing the ends of the steel pipe ( 4 );
Step 7: sealing the aperture of the drilling hole ( 3 );
Step 8: grouting the drilling hole ( 3 ) through the grouting pipe ( 302 ), so that the steel pipe ( 4 ) and the surrounding rock ( 1 ) form a deformation coordination structure through the grouting body;
Step 9: conducting tunnel excavation, and measuring the cathetometer optical fiber ( 601 ) and the steel pipe embedded optical fiber ( 5 ), and recording the data;
Step 10: processing the measurement data and calculating the deformation curve of the surrounding rock.

Assignees

• China Inst Water Resources & Hydropower Res

Inventors

• Wang Xiaogang
• Liu Lipeng
• Wang Yujie
• Ling Yongyu
• Zhao Yufeng
• Sun Xingsong
• Duan Qingwei
• Fu Ruizhi
• Cao Ruilang
• Sun Ping
• Pi Jin
• Jiang Long
• Lin Xingchao

Classifications

• G01B11/18

  using photoelastic elements · CPC title

• G01C7/06

  of cavities, e.g. tunnels · CPC title

• E21D9/003 Primary

  Arrangement of measuring or indicating devices for use during driving of tunnels, e.g. for guiding machines · CPC title

• G01B11/16 Primary

  for measuring the deformation in a solid, e.g. optical strain gauge · CPC title

• G01B11/165 Primary

  by means of a grating deformed by the object · CPC title